【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 ts meaning. (P47) Reading Focus – Vocabulary in Action bud (n.) budding (adj.) access (n.) access (v.) taste (n.) taste (v.) 4. fool A. Katherine was nobody’s _______ when it came to money. B. It’s no good _________ yourself. He’s not ing back. 5. produce A. The factory ____________ an incredible 100 cars per hour. B. We sell tinned goods and local _____________. 6. garnish A. They ___________ the room with modern paintings. B. The chicken was served with _____________of parsley and green onion. 7. reign A. The Queen ___________ but does not rule. B. The king’s ____________ lasted for 30 years. Reading Focus – Vocabulary in Action fool (n.) fooling (n.) produces (v.) produces (n.) garnish (v.) garnishes (n.) reigns (v.) reign (n.) 8. concern A. Environmental protection is a growing ___________ in China. B. He loved his wife, and _____________ for her happiness. 9. name A. The building is __________ after a successful entrepreneur. B. Could I call you by your first _________? 10. practice A. I’ve_____________ playing the piano for five years. B. It is his_____________ to take a walk after dinner every evening. Reading Focus – Vocabulary in Action concern (n.) concerned (v.) named (v.) name (n.) practiced (v.) practice (n.) Task 3 Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate word from the box. Change the form if necessary. Reading Focus – Vocabulary in Action masterpiece integrate partake steam choice amaze pleasure present aspire hand Cuisine in China is a harmonious 1) __________ of color, taste, shape and fragrance. For the cooking process, chefs pick 2) _______ and varied ingredients and seasonings and employ the unparalleled and plicated skills 3) _______ down from their fathers, always 4) ________ to their ideal of perfection for all the senses. Among the many cooking methods they use are boiling, stewing, braising, frying, 5) _________ , crisping, baking, simmering. integration choice handed aspiring steaming When they finish their 6) ___________ they are arranged on a variety of plates and dishes so that they are a real 7) __________ to view, to smell and ultimately to savor. The facility to 8) _________ of these delights is also distinctive—chopsticks! To see even the smallest child eat with such dexterity is quite 9) __________ for many foreigners. The use of two simple sticks in this way is an art in itself and chopsticks have determined the way in which Chinese food is 10) __________ at the table. Reading Focus – Vocabulary in Action masterpiecespleasure partake amazing presented masterpiece integrate partake steam choice amaze pleasure present aspire hand A Cuisine Crisis Reading More Reading More Global Understanding Critical Thinking Language Points Vocabulary in Action 1 2 3 4 Discuss in groups to identify the missing information. Reading More— Global Understanding About French cuisine A. As for raw materials, there are: herbs, fruits and vegetables ________________________________________________。 seafood, . __________ wild game, . ________________________。 and sausages and cheeses laid out to ___________________. piled high in greengrocers’ creative geometrics oyster hare, venison, boar smell and savor Discuss in groups to identify the missing information. Reading More— Global Understanding About French cuisine B. Nothing has stood for France’s sense of exceptionalism more famously than its cooking. . Water has many ________________ _____________ tastes and the taste of olive oils can be ___________ _______________. C. If French cuisine has prestige, that’s because a. _______________________________ ________________________________ b. _______________________________ _______________________________. different and marketable nutty, fruity impudent France has chefs who are interested in good products France still has peasant agriculture as well as factory farms Reading More— Global Understanding Many factors caused the decline of French cuisine A. Globalization ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ Many fruits and vegetables on the outdoor market are imported from foreign countries. Gallic talent, taste and technique have been exported all over the world and at the same time, what is mediocre, cheap and popular has been imported. Reading More— Global Understanding Many factors caused the decline of French cuisine B. Government tax and economic policies a. b. c. d. More and more restaurateurs have to cope with red tape, not to mention edicts from Brussels that affect everything from